Jim Fenton has worked at The Enterprise since 1981 and began covering the Celtics in the 1985-86 championship season when Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish formed the Big 3. He was seated courtside for nearly every home game during the 22-
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Jim Fenton has worked at The Enterprise since 1981 and began covering the Celtics in the 1985-86 championship season when Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish formed the Big 3. He was seated courtside for nearly every home game during the 22-year title drought that came to an end in 2008 when the new Big 3 of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen turned things around.

Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo has declined to meet with reporters who cover the team since suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee on Jan. 25.

But Rondo has finally discussed the injury, sitting down with ESPN for an interview that will air on Thursday at 9 p.m. on ESPN2.

Rondo said he was "frustrated'' with the injury but is focused on his rehab and getting back to the Celtics next season.

"I'm in a place now where I am OK with it," Rondo said. "I know this is my main focus, getting healthy."

Rondo was hurt on a Friday night against the Atlanta Hawks and thought he could keep playing, but just before facing the Miami Heat two days later, he knew there was a problem with the knee.

"It was shocking, frustrating," he said. "I wanted to play against the Heat that day, Sunday, and I thought I was playing. But maybe 30 minutes on the clock I did my ritual, my routine, I got in the shower and something was telling me this just didn't feel right."

The ACL was repaired in February by Dr. James Andrews, and Rondo began rehabbing it in Florida.

"This is a learning process all over again as far as my leg," Rondo said. "It'll be good for me, have a chance to let my body heal and work on things I never worked on my body before.

"When I got out of surgery, for three to four weeks nobody said anything about when I'll be back, or when I'll be able to play. They just wanted me to take it one week at a time and just see how I progress from there.

"Everybody's body is different. Everybody plays the game differently. An injury like this varies."